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The '''Chantry of Alstin''', also known as the '''Chantric Church''', is the established Christian church in [[Alstin]]. | The '''Chantry of Alstin''', also known as the '''Chantric Church''', is the established Christian church in [[Alstin]]. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Most historians believe the name "Chantry" began as a nickname. The most widely accepted version of the origin of the term relates to the Blandford Cathedral Choir and the arrival of Bishop John Hewald to Alstin upon its foundation. Historical records suggest the Blandford Cathedral and Hewald employed a {{wp|high church|high liturgy}} with one of the most skilled choir in the [[Angla|Ænglish realm]], and that the tradition of high quality sung {{wp|Gregorian chant|chant}} continued in the churches established by Hewald. Accordingly, the chant-oriented liturgies would have been referred to as "chants" in common parlance as of the 1590s, with the term "chantry" becoming a slang term for churches first attested to in 1610. The term entered increasing formal usage soon after, and the first official reference to the "Chantry Church" and "Chantry of Alstin" are from the 1640s. | |||
==Organization== | ==Organization== | ||
==Doctrine== | ==Doctrine== | ||